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1. All the plant life in a particular region or period
   "the botany of China"
   - vegetation, flora
    
2. The branch of biology that studies plants
   - phytology

Derived forms: botanies

See also: botanic, botanist, botanize

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, biological science, biology, collection

Part of: biology, biota

Encyclopedia: Botany, Australia Botany Botany, New South Wales Botany, Glasgow